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Air New Zealand Appoints Nikhil Ravishankar As Next Chief Executive Officer
Air New Zealand has today announced the appointment of Nikhil Ravishankar as its next Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Greg Foran who steps down in October after almost six years leading the ...
New Research Reveals Hidden Child Sexual Exploitation In Aotearoa
“There were men waiting in the shed.” This is not a story from overseas. It’s a quote from a young person right here in ...
Fatal Crash: George Bolt Memorial Drive, Auckland Airport
The crash occurred at around 4am on George Bolt Memorial Drive, near the intersection with Tom Pearce Drive. A second ...
Insurance Companies Have Improved Their Processes But More To Do In Extreme Events
Insurance companies have improved their processes since the Canterbury earthquakes, but a new report into the insurance sector’s response to the Auckland Anniversary Weekend flooding and Cyclone ...
Roads Closed In The Bay Of Plenty
Motorists should take care while driving in the Bay of Plenty region as some key roads are closed. A section of State Highway ...
Indonesia On Watchlist As President Prabowo’s Government Crushes Civic Freedoms
The CIVICUS Monitor currently rates Indonesia as “obstructed”, indicating serious challenges to the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. Indonesia joins Kenya, El Salvador, ...
Paramount Insurance Joins The ICIB Brokerweb Group
Insurance broker and aged care specialist Paramount Insurance has joined the ICIB Brokerweb Group. The Auckland-based business has been operating for over 30 years with its founder, Ian Atkinson, and ...
Delays, Waikato Expressway
Motorists travelling north on the Waikato Expressway should expect delays, following reports of breakdowns and nose-to-tail ...
Acute Malnutrition In Children Under Five At Save The Children Clinics Surges 10-Fold In Over Four Months Of Total Siege
GAZA, 29 July 2025 - The number of children under-five with acute malnutrition seen at Save the Children’s Gaza clinics surged 10-fold in four months, the aid agency said, as child deaths due to ...
Fiji ‘Failing’ The Gaza Genocide And Humanity Test, Says Rights Group
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji has sharply criticised the Fiji government’s stance over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, saying it “starkly contrasts” with the United Nations and international ...
U.N.: Investigate Potential War Crimes In Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict
Cambodian rocket and artillery attacks directed toward Thailand on July 24, 2025, seem to have failed to distinguish between military targets and civilians and civilian objects, and can therefore be ...
“Thirst As A Weapon”: UN Experts Condemn Israel’s Deliberate Dehydration And Starvation Of The Palestinian People
“Israel is using thirst as a weapon to kill Palestinians,” the experts said. “Cutting off water and food is a silent but lethal bomb that kills mostly children and babies. The sight of infants dying ...